Chinese word

仰

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǎng

Meaning

  • verblook up

Example

他仰头看天。tā yǎng tóu kàn tiān

He looks up at the sky.

Illustration for 仰 (look up)

More examples

学生们静静地仰视老师的讲解。xué shēng men jìng jìng dì yǎng shì lǎo shī de jiáng jiě

The students quietly looked upward toward the teacher's explanation.

Core concept

Turning the head or eyes toward a higher point, with the same upward stance extending to esteem or reliance on a person.

Common phrases

  • 仰视权威yǎng shì quán wēi

    look up to authority

  • 仰首向天yáng shǒu xiàng tiān

    raise one's head to the sky

Similar words

抬头tái tóu: Raising the head to look upward.
仰望yǎng wàng: Gazing intently upward at something high or far away.

Definition in Chinese

把头或视线向上看，也可引申为尊敬或依赖（多用于书面）bǎ tóu huò shì xiàn xiàng shàng kàn yě kě yǐn shēn wèi zūn jìng huò yī lài duō yòng yú shū miàn

Word origin

仰 (yǎng, "look up") links an upward physical direction with a later social meaning in which a person is viewed as higher and worthy of respect or support.

Usage tips

  • A natural conversational expression usually spells out raising the head and looking, while this compact verb has a more formal register in everyday Chinese.

Other meanings

  • look up toverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 仰视yǎng shìlook up atverb
  • 仰首yáng shǒulift one's headverb

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